Famous books and there authors

Team 1 1.J.K Rowling has written companion books to the "Harry Potter" series. She has donated the royalties to charities. Which is NOT a companion book in the "Harry Potter" series? Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them The Tales of Beedle the Bard The History of House Elves Quidditch through the Ages

2. Anita Diamant's debut novel "The Red Tent" (1997) is a fictional account of the lives of the daughter of Jacob and Leah and the women of Jacob's family. What is the title of her 2001 novel of two women in a small town who find friendship and hope? Saying Kaddish The Last Days of Dogtown Good Harbor Choosing a Jewish Life

3. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night -time" (2003) by British author Mark Haddon is the first person account of a young man with what disor der? Paranoid Personality Disorcer Mental Retardation Autism (Asperger's Syndrome) Schizophrenia

4. "Runaway" is a collection of short stories named to the New York Times Best Books of 2004. Which Canadian author is acclaimed as one of the world's best short story writers? Sue Monk Kidd Alice Walker Alice Munro

Zora Hurston

5. The debut novel in 2003 by physician KhaledHosseini takes the reader to Afghanistan from the Soviet Invasion to the rise of the Taliban Regime. Hosseini shows us his native country and his adoptive country through a remarkable story of betrayal and redemption. Which book is this? The Kite Runner The Veil A Thousand Splendid Suns The Refugee

6. His debut novel "She's Come Undone" was published in 1992 and rose to the top of the New York Times Best Seller List. His third work of fiction "The Hour I First Believed" (2008) is a fictional account of the Columbine High School shootings. Jay McInerney Augusten Burroughs Wally Lamb John Grogan

7. What post-apocalyptic novel by Cormac McCarthy was published in 2006, won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 2007 and was made into a mo vie in 2009? The Road The End of The Road The Shack Child of God

8. Set in the South during the civil turbulence of 1964, "The Secret Life of Bees" was a best selling debut novel (2002) for what nurse tu rned novelist? ZoraNeale Hurston Alice Munro Anita Diamant

Sue Monk Kidd

9. Dan Brown's book "Angels and Demo ns" (2000) introduced us to Robert Langdon--the star of his novel "The DaVinci Code". In "Angels and Demons" Brown introduced me to the fascinating art of ambigrams. What is an ambigram? A design that reads the same word when oriented in two different ways . A word with scrambled letters A word that reads the same forward and backwards. A word that means the opposite of what you expect

10. John Grisham is best known for his suspenseful, legal thrillers. Which of his nonlegal novels, published in 2000, is a description of cotton farming in 1950s Arkansas? Bleachers A Painted House Skipping Christmas
Playing for Pizza

answers
1. J.K Rowling has written companion books to the "Harry Potter" series. She has donated the royalties to charities. Which is NOT a companion book in the "Harry Potter" series?

The correct answer was The History of House Elves

Rowling is a co-founder of the Children's High Level Group, a charity dedicated to the welfare of children; she donated all her proceeds from "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" to the charity. "Quidditch through the Ages" and "Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them" were sold as a set and the proceeds went to Comic Relief.

2. Anita Diamant's debut novel "The Red Tent" (1997) is a fictional account of the lives of the daughter of Jacob and Leah and the women of Jacob's family. What is the title of her 2001 novel of two women in a small town who find friendship and hope ?

The correct answer was Good Harbor

"Choosing a Jewish Life" and "Saying Kaddish" are two of Diamant'snon fiction works on Contemporary Jewish living. "The Last Days of Dogtown" is her 2005 third novel.

3. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night -time" (2003) by British author Mark Haddon is the first person account of a young man with what disor der?

The correct answer was Autism (Asperger's Syndrome)

Haddon worked with autistic children as a young man. Much o f his writing is for children including his "Agent Z" series.

4. "Runaway" is a collection of short stories named to the New York Times Best Books of 2004. Which Canadian author is acclaimed as one of the world's best short story writers?

The correct answer was Alice Munro

Munro has won Canada's Governor General's Literary Award more than once. She has won numerous national and international prizes including the Giller Prize twice and the Man Booker International Pri ze (U.K.).

5. The debut novel in 2003 by physician KhaledHosseini takes the reader to Afghanistan from the Soviet Invasion to the rise of the Taliban Regime. Hosseini shows us his native country and his adoptive country through a remarkable story of betrayal and rede mption. Which book is this? The correct answer was TheKite Runner

"A Thousand Splendid Suns" is Hosseini's second book, a story of women in Afghanistan. Following the success of his books, Dr. Hosseini left his medical practice to work with the United Nat ions High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) on behalf of refugees. "The Kite Runner" was made into a motion picture in 2007.

6. His debut novel "She's Come Undone" was published in 1992 and rose to the top of the New York Times Best Seller List. His third work of fiction "The Hour I First Believed" (2008) is a fictional account of the Columbine High School shootings. The correct answerwas Wally Lamb

Augusten Burroughs is the author of "Running With Scissors"; John Grogan is the author of "Marley and Me" an d Jay McInerney is the author of "Bright Lights, Big City".

7. What post-apocalyptic novel by Cormac McCarthy was published in 2006, won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 2007 and was made into a movie in 2009? The correct answer was The Road

"Child of God" by McCarthy was published in 1973 is about a lost soul. "The Shack" is by William Young about finding faith in adversity. "The End of the Road" is a book of contemporary photography. The 2009 film of "The Road" stars Viggo Mortensen.

8. Set in the South during the civil turbulence of 1964, "The Secret Life of Bees" was a best selling debut novel (2002) for what nur se turned novelist?

The correct answer was Sue Monk Kidd

Kidd was a contributing editor to "The Guidepost" magazine. Her second novel is "The Mermaid Chair" (2005). "The Secret Life of Bees" was a successful film of 2008 starring Dakota Fann ing and Queen Latifah.

9. Dan Brown's book "Angels and Demons" (2000) introduced us to Robert Langdon--the star of his novel "The DaVinci Cod e". In "Angels and Demons" Brown introduced me to the fascinating art of ambigrams . What is anambigram?

The correct answer was A design that reads the same word when oriente d in two different ways.

In "Angels and Demons" the amigrams were Earth, Air, Fir e and Water.

A word read the same forward and backward is a palindrome.

10. John Grisham is best known for his suspenseful, legal thrillers. Which of his nonlegal novels, published in 2000, is a description of cotton f arming in 1950s Arkansas?

The correctanswer was A Painted House

Grisham is an attorney and most of his work involves courtrooms and lawyers, but these four boo ks are 'non-legal' fiction.

2nd

team

1.What book is actually an epic poem written by the 17th century poet John Milton? Heaven and Hell Paradise Lost The Battle Adam and Eve

2. Which book by Daniel Keyes features a man who goes from being developmentally challenged to becoming a certified geniu s? You Shall Know Our Velocity! Of Mice and Men Flowers for Algernon Einstein's Dreams

3. This book by Yann Martel follows the story of a young boy who is lost at sea. Life of Pi Lost The Deep Blue The Story of a Life

4. This children's book by Natalie Babbitt about a family who lives forever was recently made into a movie. Tuck Everlasting Our Secret My Family The Wellspring

5. Which future-minded novel by Aldous Huxley has been grouped with books like "1984" and "Fahrenhe it 451"? Brave New World Fear and Wonder Bold Planet Animal Farm

6. Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote this novel about a man who commits murder and then becomes seriously ill. The Idiot Crime and Punishment War and Peace Anna Karenina

7. Another children's book that has stayed with me is this story about two sisters by Katherine Paterson. Strider Jacob Have I Loved Holes Sideways Stories from Wayside School

8. Everyone will roll their eyes to see this one in here, but it has to be done. Which Shakespeare play features a young man dealing with the death of his father? Coriolanus Othello Hamlet Macbeth

9. This might be cheating a little, but this collection deserves a slight bending of the rules. Which Southern -American author is known for her disturbing and unforgettable short stories?

Toni Morrison Flannery O'Connor Sandra Cisneros Caryl Churchill

10. This extremely long novel by George Eliot about a virtuous woman and her elderly husband, and the town they live in, taught me that I can get through a Victorian novel and like it! Middlemarch David Copperfield The Mill on the Floss
Villette

answers
1. What book is actually an epic poem written by the 17th century poet John Milton? The correct answer was Paradise Lost

Milton also wrote a sequel called "Paradise Regained." I made up the other three titles.

2. Which book by Daniel Keyes features a man who goes from being developmentally challenged to becoming a certified genius ?

The correct answer was Flowers for Algernon

This book was eventually made into a movie as well. "Of Mice and Men" is by John Steinbeck, "Einstein's Dreams" is by Alan Lightman. "You Shall Know Our Velocity!" is by Dave Eggers.

3. This book by Yann Martel follows the story of a young boy who is lost at sea.

The correct answer was Lifeof Pi

Yann Martel has lived in Alaska, Spain, France, British Columbia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Ontario, and studied philosophy at Trent University. I made up the alternate answers.

4. This children's book by Natalie Babbitt about a family who lives forever was recently made into a movie.

The correct answer was Tuck Everlasting

Jean Stafford of The New Yorker said of the book; "A fearsome and beautifully written book that can't be put down or forgotten." Again, the other titles are non-existent, to my knowledge.

5. Which future-minded novel by Aldous Huxley has been grouped with books like "1984" and "Fahren heit 451"?

The correct answer was Brave New World

The title for this novel comes from Shakespeare's "The Tempest," during Miranda's speech in Act 5. "Animal Farm" is by George Orwell; the others are fake.

6. Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote this novel about a man who commits murder and then becomes seriously ill.

The correct answer was Crimeand Punishment

"The Idiot" is another Dostoevsky novel, "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina" areby Leo Tolstoy.

7. Another children's book that has stayed with me is this story about two sisters by Katherine Paterson.

The correct answer was Jacob Have I Loved

This title comes from a verse in the Bible, in the Old Testament referring to Isaac's two children, Jacob and Esau. The other three are also favorites of mine from childhood. "Strider," is by Beverly Cleary; "Holes" and "Sideways Stories" are both by Louis Sachar.

8. Everyone will roll their eye s to see this one in here, but it has to be done. Which Shakespeare play features a young man dealing with the d eath of his father?

The correct answer was Hamlet

Many of our modern cliches come from this play, including "every dog has his day." The other three plays ar e also by Shakespeare.

9. This might be cheating a little, but this collection deserves a slight bending of the rules. Which Southern -American author is known for her disturbing and unforgettable short stories? The correct answer was Flannery O'Connor

Toni Morrison is the author of books such as "Beloved" and "The Bluest Eye." Sandra Cisneros wrote "The House on Mango Street." Caryl Churchill is a playwright whose work includes "Top Girls," and "Cloud Nine."

10. This extremely long novel by George Eliot about a virtuous woman and her elderly husband, and the town they live in, taught me that I can get through a Victorian noveland like it!

The correct answer was Middlemarch

"The Mill on the Floss" is also by George Eliot, "David Copperfield" is by Charles Dickens, and "Villet te" is by Charlotte Bronte.

3rd team 1.Who is the odd one out? Aramis Athos Barabbas Porthos

2. What were the names of the four children in the book "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"? Carl, Colin, Chloe and Clare Stephen, Chris, Lisa and Gemma Peter, Edmund, Susan and Lucy Lewis, Andrew, Julie and Wendy

3. What story would you be reading if you came across character s such as Hobbits, elves, Gandalf the Wizard, and Goll um ? The Wizard of Oz Lord of the Flies The Great Gatsby The Lord of the Rings

4. Who found himself in the strange land of Lil liput? Robinson Crusoe Gulliver Peter Pan Herman

5. In what book would we read about a character called Capta in Nemo? Moby Dick 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Utopia Catch- 22

6. Who wrote "Watership Down"? Anthony Hope George Elliot Jack London Richard Adams

7. True or false: Ian Fleming wrote "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". True False

8. In what book would we find the characters Rat, Mole, Badge r, and Toad? Watership Down Peter Rabbit The Wizard of Oz The Wind in the Willows

9. Who is Sherlock Holmes's clever brother? Morris Lewis Ashcroft Mycroft

10. Who wrote "Lord of the Flies"? William Greene William Silver William Browning

William Golding

Answers
1. Who is the odd one out? The correct answer was Barabbas

Barabbas is the odd one out; he is someone in the Bible. The other three are "The Thr ee Musketeers" from the book written by Alexandre Dumas.

2. What were the names of the four children in the book "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"?

The correct answer was Peter, Edmund, Susan and L ucy

This is a children's book by CS Lewis. The children find a new and strange land called Narnia by going through the back of the wardr obe.

3. What story would you be reading if you came across characters such as Hobbits, elves, Gandalf the Wizard, and Gollum ?

The correct answer was The Lord of theRings

A great book, this is the name of the trilogy of books. The first being "The Fellowship of the Ring".This was written by JRR T olkien.

4. Who found himself in the strange land of Li lliput? The correct answer wasGulliver

Gulliver found himself in the land of Lilliput, where he found people who were very small. The book was written by Jonathan Swift.

5. In what book would we read about a character called Cap tain Nemo?

The correct answer was 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Captain Nemo was in charge of the submarine called "The Nautilus". The author of the book wasJules Verne.

6. Who wrote "Watership Down"?

The correct answer was Richard Adams

A lovely story about a group of rabbits' p light to survive.

7. True or false: Ian Fleming wrote "Chitty Ch itty Bang Bang".

The correct answer was t

Ian Fleming did write "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", although he is better known for his James Bond books.

8. In what book would we find the characters Rat, Mole, Badger, and Toad?

The correct answer was The Wind in the Willows

You would find these characters in the children's book "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame.

9. Who is Sherlock Holmes's clever brother?

The correct answer was Mycroft

Sherlock Holmes was a detective whose close friend was Dr Watson. The books were written by Arthur Conan Doyle.

10. Who wrote "Lord of the Flies"? The correctanswer was William Golding

"Lord of the Flies" is the story of a group of school boys shipwrecked on a desert island and how they survive with each other.

4th team
1.Who is the author of 'The Great Gatsby'? F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway Aldous Huxley Joseph Heller

2. OK, you know the author, but who is the narrator of 'The Great Gatsby '? Answer: (First and Last Name)

3.Who wrote 'Lonesome Dove'? Answer: (First and Last Name)

4. Which of these people was NOT a character in 'Lonesome Dove'? Newt Tex Pea Eye Dish

5.Which of these is NOT a class of people in the novel, 'Brave New World'? Alphas Zetas Betas Epsilons

6. The book 'Night', by Elie Wiesel takes place during what significant event in history? Answer: (One Word)

7.Who is the author of 'The Chronicles of Narnia', containing such books as, 'The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe'? Answer: (Last Name Only)

8. What is the name of the main character from the book, 'Catch 22'? Tappman Yossarian Clevinger Dunbar

9.How many people are shipwrecked in, 'Swiss Family Robinson'? 4 7 5 6

10. The FINAL question, I'm sure you've read 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', but where on Earth is that kid fro m? New Orleans, Louisiana Hannibal, Missouri St. Petersburg, Missouri Jackson's Island, Misso uri

Answers
1. Who is the author of 'The Great Gatsby'?

The correct answer was F. Scott Fitzgerald

2. OK, you know the author, but who is the narrator of 'The Great Gatsby'? The correct answer was Nick Carraway

Other accepted answers: Nick Caraway

3. Who wrote 'Lonesome Dove'?

The correct answer was Larry McMurtry

4. Which of these people was NOT a character in 'Lonesome Do ve'?

The correct answer was Tex

5. Which of these is NOT a class of people in the novel, 'Brave New W orld'?

The correct answer was Zetas

6. The book 'Night', by Elie Wiesel takes place during what significant event in history?

The correct answer was Holocaust

Other accepted answers: The Holocaust

7. Who is the author of 'The Chronicles of Narnia', containing such books as, 'The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe'?

The correct answer was Lewis

Other accepted answers: C.S. Lewis C. S. Lewis C. S. Lewis C. S. Lewis CS Lewis C S Lewis

8. What is the name of the main character from the boo k, 'Catch 22'? The correct answer was Yossarian

9. How many people are shipwrecked in, 'Swiss F amily Robinson'?

The correct answer was 6

10. The FINAL question, I'm sure you've read 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', but where on Earth is that kidfrom? The correct answer was St. P etersburg, Missouri

5th team

1.Alexandre Dumas is world famous for masterpieces such as "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo". Which of these is one of his lesser-known novels? "The Two Dianas" "Madame Bovary" "Red and Black" "History of a Crime"

2. "PippiLongstocking", a story for children, was written by this notable autho r. Astrid Lindgren Lewis Carrol Hans Christian Andersen Terry Pratchett

3. Who's the author of the most famous vampire book ever writ ten? Mary Shelley Bram Stoker Stephen King H.P. Lovecraft

4. Complete the title of this world -famous novel (from the year 1929): "All Quiet on the ..." Answer: (Two Words)

5. Afranius is a character from which novel? "Master and Margarita" "Crime and Punishment" "Dead Souls"

"Lolita"

6. Which of these CANNOT be considered the genre of "Lord of the Flies" (by William Golding)? allegory satire castaway-fiction loss-of-innocence fiction

7. Who wrote "Wuthering Heights" (1847)? Anne Bronte Charlotte Bronte Emily Bronte Jane Austen

8. "Look up at the sky. Ask yourself, "Has the sheep eaten the flower or not?" And you'll see how everything changes And no grown -up will ever understand how such a thing could be so important!" Which book contains these lines? "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" "In Watermelon Sugar" "The Little Prince" "Metamorphosis"

9. Boccaccio's 'Decameron' consists of how many novels? 10 100 1000 50

10. Name the author of the story that begins with this sentence: 'As GregorSamsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gig antic insect.' Answer: (full or last name)

Answers
1.Alexandre Dumas is world famous for masterpieces such as "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo". Which of these is one of his lesser-known novels?

The correct answer was "The Two Dianas"

"The Two Dianas" is one of my favourites of Dumas's works. The rest of the choices are also novels by well-known French authors - Stendhal, Flaubert and Hugo.

2. "PippiLongstocking", a story for children, was written by this notable author .

The correct answer was Astrid Lindgren

Lindgren (1907-2002) has written over 80 books, which ha ve been translated into 76 languages.

3. Who's the author of the most famous vampire book ever writ ten?

The correct answer was Bram Stoker

The book is 'Dracula', of course.

4. Complete the title of this world -famous novel (from the year 1929): "All Quiet on the ..."

The correct answer was Western Front

Other accepted answers: western front

A book by Erich Maria Remarque, it is one of the best -known anti-war novels ever written.

5. Afranius is a character from which novel?

The correct answer was "Master and Margarita"

"Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov.Afranius is Pilate's Head of the Secret Police, master of disguise and deception.

6. Which of these CANNOT be considered the genre of "Lord of the Flies" (by William Golding)?

The correct answer was satire

The theme of the novel is the conflict between the instinct of civilization and the instinct of savagery.

7. Who wrote "Wuthering Heights" (1847)?

The correct answer was Emily Bronte

The tragic love of Heathcliff and Catherine ...

8. "Look up at the sky. Ask yourself, "Has the sheep eaten the flower or not?" And you'll see how everything changes And no grown -up will ever understand how such a thing could be so important!" Which book contains these lines?

The correct answer was "The Little Prince"

A beautiful fable by An toine de Saint-Exupery.

9. Boccaccio's 'Decameron' consists of how many novels?

The correct answer was 100

'The Decameron' is a collection of ten times ten tales by ten young people who had retired to the countryside outside Florence to es cape from the Black Death.

10. Name the author of the story that begins with this sentence: 'As GregorSamsa awoke one morning from une asy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.' The correct answer was Franz Kafka

Other accepted answers:franzkafkaKafkakafka

'The Metamorphosis'

6th team

1.What is the name of the captain in Melville's 'Moby Dick'? Herman John Nathaniel Ahab

2. Where did Sherlock Holmes live? 9, Chancery Lane 15B, Pudding Lane 23A, Oxford Street 221B, Baker Street

3. What government department did the lead character in Orwell's '1984' work for? Ministry of Love Ministry of Truth Thought Police Ministry of Peace

4. George Eliot was the pseudonym for which w riter? Mary-Ann Evans Katy Bentham Charlotte Bronte Jane Austen

5. What word did Holden Caulfield use to describe people he didn't like in Salinger's 'A Catcher in the Rye'?

Losers Jerks Schmucks Phoneys

6. How may sisters did Elizabeth have in Jane Austen's 'Pride and P rejudice'? Answer: (number)

7. In Dickens' 'Great Expectations', what relation was Joe Gargery to Pip? Brother-in-law Uncle Father-in-law Father

8. Who wrote 'Middlemarch'? George Eliot Katy Bentham Charlotte Bronte Jane Austen

9. And who wrote 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'? Wordsworth Keats Shelley Byron

10. 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' was Oscar Wilde's last novel, true or false? Answer: (One Word)

Answers
1. What is the name of the captain in Melville's 'Moby Dick'? The correct answer was Ahab

I think his first name was James but I might be wrong... .

2. Where did Sherlock Holmes live ? The correct answer was 221B, Baker Street

3. What government department did the lead character in Orwell's '1984' work for? The correct answer was Ministry of Truth

I wish it was true, I quite fancy varicose veins

4. George Eliot was the pseudonym for which w riter? The correct answer was Mary-Ann Evans

5. What word did Holden Caulfield use to describe people he didn't like in Salinger's 'A Catcher in the Rye'?

The correct answer was Phoneys

He didn't seem to like anybody, especially teachers, except the one who liked him rather too much..phoney

6. How may sisters did Elizabeth have in Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'?

The correct answer was 4

Other accepted answers: four

A splendid bunch of lasses, although extre mely irritating

7. In Dickens' 'Great Expectations', what relation was Joe Gargery to Pip? The correct answer was Brother-in-law

Good old Joe was my hero of the book, kind, gentle and loving

8. Who wrote 'Middlemarch'? The correct answer was George Eliot

9. And who wrote 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'?

The correct answer was Keats

10. 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' was Oscar Wilde's last novel, trueor false?

The correct answer was true

Other accepted answers: T

He only wrote one novel